Folding music stand



July 22, 1947. V s 2,424,387

FOLDING MUSIC STAND Filed NOV. 17, 1944 INVENTOR. MORTON Hsascua. DAVIS BY Patented July 22, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FOLDING MUSIC STAND Morton Herschel Davis, New York, N. Y. Application November 17, 1944, Serial No. 563,899

4 Claims.

This invention relate to new and useful improvements in a folding music stand.

More particularly, the invention proposes an improved folding music stand which is characterized by a vertical back board and a top board hingedly mounted upon a horizontal line of said back board and extending forwardly and downwardly. It is proposed that one or more vertical side boards be hingedly mounted on a vertical line or lines on said back board and extend forwardly or obliquely forwardly. It is proposed that the top board be provided with a hingedly mounted ledge member arranged to have its bottom edge engaging into a slot or slots formed in the top edge or edges of said side board or side boards.

Still further the invention proposes an arrangement by which the inclination of the slot,

maybe changed for changing the tilt of the ledge member.

Another obect of the invention is the construction of a device as mentioned which is simple and durable and which may be manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and. of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a side View of a folding music stand constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary enlarged detailed View of a portion of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan view looking in the direction of the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig, 4 is a perspective view of a folding music stand constructed in accordance with another form of this invention.

The folding music stand, in accordance with that form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 13, includes a vertical back board I5. A top board It is hingedly mounted along a horizontal line of said back board I5 and extends forwardly and downwardly. Hinges I! are used for this purpose. A pair of vertical side boards I8 are hingedly mounted along vertical lines on said back board I5 and extend forwardly and towards each other. Hinges I9 are used for this purpose.

A ledge member 20 is hingedly mounted on the front edge of said top board I6 and has its bottom edge portion extending into slots 2| formed in the top edges of said side boards IS. The ledge member 20 is hingedly connected with the top board I6 by the hinges 22.

The slots 2| which receive and hold the ledge member 20 are associated with means by which the inclinations of said slots may be changed for changing the tilt of the ledge member 20. More specifically, the slots 2| are formed in disc-like members 25 which are adustably mounted upon the. sides of the side boards I8 and which are held in fixed position by clamp screws and nuts 26,

The clamp screws and nuts 25 are mounted upon the side boards I8 and pass through arcuate slots 21 formed in the disc-like members 25. The slots 21 are coaxial with the hinges 22. The side boards I8 have cutouts 28 which permit the ledge member 20 to assume different tilted positions, depending merely upon the inclination of the slots 2|. is formed with a bevel 29 providing room for the ledge member 20 to tilt forwards and rearwards.

The inclination of the ledge member 20 may be varied by loosening the clamp screws and nuts 26 and then turning the disc-like members 25 coaxially about the hinges 22 so as to place the slots 2| in new selected inclined positions. This controls the inclination of the ledge member 20.

In Fig. 4 another form of the invention is shown. The folding music stand includes a vertical back member 30 and a top board 3| hingedly mounted along a horizontal line of said back board 30 and extending forwardly and downwardly. A vertical side board 32 is hingedly mounted along a vertical line of the said back board 3|] and extends forwardly. A ledge member 33 is hingedly mounted on the front edge of the top board 3| and. has its bottom edge extending into a slot 34 formed in a disc-like member 25 which is adjustably mounted on the side board 32 with a clamp nut and screw 26 and a cooperative arcuate slot 21.

Essentially, this form of the invention is identical to the one shown in Figs. 1-3, distinguishing merely in the fact that it has but one side board, while the prior form has two.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A folding music stand, comprising a vertical back board, a top board hingedly mounted The front edge of the top board I6 along a horizontal line of said back board and extending forwardly and downwardly, a vertical side board having a slot in the top edge and hingedly mounted along a vertical line on said back board and extending forwardly, a ledge member hingedly mounted on the front edge of said top board and having its bottom edge extending into a slot in the top edge of said side board, and means for changing the inclination of said slot for changing the tilt of said ledge member.

2. A folding music stand, comprising a vertical back board, a pair of vertical side boards h'aving a slot in the top edge of each side board and hingedly mounted along vertical lines on said back board and extending forwards and towards each other, a top board hingedly mounted on a horizontal line on said back board and extending forwardly and downwardly, and a ledge member hingedly mounted on the front edge of said top board and having its bottom edge extending into slots in the top edges of said side boards, and means for changing the inclination of said slot for changing the tilt of said ledge member.

3. A folding music stand, comprising a vertical back board, a top board hingedly mounted along a horizontal line of said back board and extending forwardly and downwardly, a vertical side board having a slot in the top edge and hingedly mounted along a vertical line on said back board and extending forwardly, a ledge member hingedly mounted on the front edge of said top board and having its bottom edge extending into a slot in the top edge of said side board, and means for changing the inclination of said slot for changing the tilt of said ledge member, comprising a disc-like member adjustably mounted on said side board and being formed with said slot.

4. A folding music stand, comprising a vertical back board, a top board hingedly mounted along a horizontal line of said back board and extending forwardly and downwardly, a vertical side board having a slot in the top edge and hingedly mounted along a vertical line on said back board and extending forwardly, a ledge member hingedly mounted on the front edge of said top board and having its bottom edge extending into a slot in the top edge of said side board, and means for changing the inclination of said slot for changing the tilt of said ledge member, comprising disc-like members adjustably mounted upon said side boards and being formed with said slots.

MORTON HERSCI-IEL DAVIS.

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